The Nogales Apaches were the 62-33 winner over the Tucson High Magnet School Badgers when they last played one another back in November of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. Nogales took a 51-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of Tucson High Magnet School on Monday. Nogales has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Nogales still got an impressive performance from Cecilia Burruel, who scored 21 points along with six rebounds and two steals. That was a full 47.7% of Nogales' points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Mia Rodriguez was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Tucson High Magnet School found their leader in underclassman Destiney Brown, who scored 24 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. Brown hasn't dropped below two steals for 11 straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Kamila Vasavilbaso, who scored nine points along with nine rebounds.
Nogales' loss was their third straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 7-11. As for Tucson High Magnet School, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 11-8.
Nogales will head out on the road to challenge Buena at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Buena is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak. As for Tucson High Magnet School, they the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Marana at 7:00 p.m. on January 16th. Hopefully Marana focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 last Wednesday.
